Events in the year 2022 in Nepal.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Bidhya Devi Bhandari Bidya Devi Bhandari (, ; born 19 June 1961) is a Nepali former politician who served as the second president of Nepal from 2015 to 2023. She formerly served as the minister of defence and minister of environment and population. She is the fir ...

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

Nanda Kishor Pun Nanda Bahadur Pun (; born 23 October 1966), also known as Nanda Kishor Pun, is a Nepalese politician who served as the second vice president of Nepal, from 2015 to 2023. He served as the chief commander of the People's Liberation Army in Nepal. H ...

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba (, ; born 13 June 1946, Ashigram, Kingdom of Nepal) is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served five terms as prime ...

(until December 25),

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Pushpa Kamal Dahal (; born Ghanashyam Dahal, 11 December 1954), alias ''Prachanda'' (, , "fierce"), is a Nepalese politician, currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition, since July 2024. He has served as the Prime Minister of Nepal o ...

(since December 25) * Chief Justice: Cholendra Shumsher Rana * Speaker of House of Representatives: Agni Sapkota * Chairman of National Assembly: Ganesh Prasad Timilsina

Provincial Governors

* Governor of Bagmati Province: Yadav Chandra Sharma * Governor of Gandaki Province:

Prithvi Man Gurung Prithvi Man Gurung is the former governor of Gandaki Province, Nepal. He was appointed by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on recommendation of the council of ministers of the federal government on 27 July 2021. He succeeded Sita Kumari Poudel ...

* Governor of Karnali Province:

Tilak Pariyar Tilak Pariyar () is a Nepalese politician and former Governor of Karnali Province. He was appointed Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of M ...

* Governor of Koshi Province:

Parshuram Khapung Parashuram Khapung (Limbu) is a Nepalese politician and current Governor of Koshi Province. He was appointed Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Counc ...

* Governor of Lumbini Province:

Amik Sherchan Amik Sherchan (born 1944) is a Nepalese politician and former Governor of Lumbini Province of Nepal. He is former chairman of Janamorcha Nepal. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population of Nepal in the interim ...

Governor of Madhesh Province The Governor of Madhesh Province is the nominal head of state of the Nepal state (''province'') of Madhesh Province and a representative of the President of Nepal. The governor is appointed by the term president for a term of five years. The go ...

Hari Shankar Mishra Hari Shankar Mishra is the current Governor of Madhesh Province. He was appointed Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of the Go ...

* Governor of Sudurpashchim Province:

Dev Raj Joshi Dev Raj Joshi () is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He was Appointed Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers ...

Events

January

* 2 January – Seven people are killed and eight injured in a bus accident in Palpa.

February

* 20 February – Hundreds of protestors gather outside the Nepalese parliament in

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

to protest a United States grant from the

Millennium Challenge Corporation The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a bilateral United States foreign aid agency established by the U.S. Congress in 2004. It is an independent agency separate from the State Department and USAID. It provides grants to countries tha ...

for infrastructure projects, stating the deal undermines Nepal's sovereignty. Several protesters are injured following clashes with

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. * 27 February – Federal Parliament of Nepal’s ratifies the $500 million compact between MCC and the Government of Nepal.

March

April

May

* 29 May – Tara Air Flight 197 crashes resulting in the death of 22 people.

June

* 17 June – Nepal reports its first suspected case of monkeypox.

July

August

September

* 17 September – Twenty-two people are killed and 10 others are injured by a

landslide Landslides, also known as landslips, rockslips or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides ...

in Achham.

October

* 6 October – Sixteen people are killed, and 20 others injured when a bus overturns in

Bara District Bara District ( ) is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, located in the western part of the Madhesh Province. The district is third richest district in Nepal after Kathmandu and Morang with 3.3% share of total GDP of Nepal and highest ...

, Nepal, apparently due to speeding. * 9 October – President

Bidya Devi Bhandari Bidya Devi Bhandari (, ; born 19 June 1961) is a Nepali former politician who served as the second president of Nepal from 2015 to 2023. She formerly served as the minister of defence and minister of environment and population. She is the firs ...

tests positive for

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

one day after being hospitalized. * 12 October – 2022 South Asian floods: At least 33 people are killed during heavy floods, with the

Karnali Province Karnali Province () is one of the seven federal provinces of Nepal formed by the new constitution, which was adopted on 20 September 2015. The total area of the province is , making it the largest province in Nepal with 18.97% of the country's ...

being the most affected.

November

* 9 November – 2022 Nepal earthquake: Six people are killed when a magnitude 5.6

earthquake An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they ...

strikes Sudurpashchim. * 20 November –

2022 Nepalese general election General elections were held in Nepal on 20 November 2022 to elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives (Nepal), House of Representatives. There were two ballots in the election; one to elect 165 members from single-member constituenc ...

Nepalis Nepali or Nepalese () are the permanent citizens of Nepal under Nepali nationality law. The term ''Nepali'' strictly refers to ''nationality'', meaning people holding citizenship of Nepal. Conversely, people without Nepalese citizenship but wi ...

elect the 275 members of the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

December

* 23 December – French serial killer

Charles Sobhraj Charles Sobhraj (born Hotchand Bhawnani Gurmukh Sobhraj; 6 April 1944) is a French serial killer, fraudster, and thief whose victims were mainly Western tourists travelling on the hippie trail of South Asia during the 1970s. He was known as the ...

, who received a life sentence in Nepal for murdering 12

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between 1963 and 1976, and suspected of murdering also 18 other people, is released from prison due to his old age and good behaviour in accordance with a

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order. He was deported to France and barred from Nepal for ten years.

Deaths

* 19 January –

Mohan Prasad Sharma Mohan Prasad Sharma (16 December 1934 – 19 January 2022) was a Nepalese judge who served as 12th Chief Justice of Nepal, in office from 13 April 1998 to 15 December 1999. He was appointed by the then-king of Nepal, Birendra. Sharma was precede ...

, 87, jurist. * 15 February –

Taranath Sharma Taranath Sharma () popular name Tana Sarma (23 June 1934 – 15 February 2022) was a litterateur of Nepal, recognized as travel writer, essayist and literary critic. Sharma authored over 112 books in Nepali language.Jayananda Lama, 65, folk singer and actor. * 24 April – Dimpal Kumari Jha, 42, politician, MP (2013–2017) and Madhesh Province MPA (since 2018). * 7 July –

Shambu Tamang Shambu "Shambhu" Tamang (; 20 October 1955 – 7 July 2022) was a Nepalese mountaineer who once held the record as the youngest person to successfully ascend Mount Everest, reaching the summit on May 5, 1973. Previous records differed on his ac ...

, 70, mountaineer. * 20 August – Pradeep Giri, 77, politician, MP (1994–1999, since 2018), * 16 October –

Satya Mohan Joshi (Sanskrit: ; IAST: ) is a Sanskrit word that can be translated as "truth" or "essence.“ In Indian religions, it refers to a kind of virtue found across them. This virtue most commonly refers to being truthful in one's thoughts, speech and act ...

, 103, author and cultural historian * 17 October –

Om Gurung Om Gurung (11 February 1953 – 17 October 2022; also known as Om Prasad Gurung) was a Nepalese sociologist. Education Gurung obtained his PhD from Cornell University in 1996. His dissertation was titled ''Customary systems of natural resourc ...

, 69, sociologist.

References

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